Quote Originally Posted by redorange
The Cobalt SS may be a hoot to drive now but let's see how it ages in 5 years. As far as Hyundai they are way ahead of GM in quality in new cars. Heck, some magazines have even said that they may be up to Lexus level quality in another 5 to 10 years at the rate they are improving.
If you take care of the car, then it shouldn't be any problem. We have an almost 12-year old Ford Contour I bought brand new back in late 1994 (see my sig). Supposedly, it's one of the more problematic Fords. Yet, ours didn't give us any problems until finally last year and it turned out, all the problems were normal wear and tear. It still has the original transmission. Replaced some engine gaskets and now, it runs quite well for a 12-year old car, considering I abused the heck out of it. I know friends who have Oldsmobiles, Buicks, and Pontiacs from the same time frame which are still running fine. I'm quite confident the Cobalt SS Supercharged I drove will last way past 5 years.

As for the Hyundai Sonata, it's a delight to drive even though it's considered a "mommy car". My wife is fairly confident about Hyundai now which is why she likes the new Entourage a lot.